I'd seen this film years ago, as a VHS rental, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I found it again, on Amazon Prime, and watched it yesterday. I enjoyed it as much as ever, despite the poor quality of some of the streamed images. It's a fantasy, and I think quite a good one, with an excellent cast and impressive production. I don't think the acting is over the top for a Japanese samurai epic, particularly one that includes mystical forces and entities. A particularly pleasant surprise for me, was to find out that Jotaro is played by a young Hiroyuki Sanada, one of most memorable characters in "The Last Samurai", and an fine journeyman actor.
A couple of minor observations concerning an earlier review: The "acid" mentioned, was rather an epoxy-like spray, which hardened over the face of a victim, causing suffocation. The blind monk's "lasers" are actually needles.
Just those two mentions alone would get me to watch a movie. I guess this one captured me in the much same way as "The Bride with White Hair".
A couple of minor observations concerning an earlier review: The "acid" mentioned, was rather an epoxy-like spray, which hardened over the face of a victim, causing suffocation. The blind monk's "lasers" are actually needles.
Just those two mentions alone would get me to watch a movie. I guess this one captured me in the much same way as "The Bride with White Hair".